
Photo by Jenny Kirchner
Photo: Rescue near El Guapo Trailhead
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Gov. Jerry Brown has released his budget for fiscal year 2014-15, which begins July 1. The proposed budget of $106.8 billion is $8.3 billion (or 8.5 percent) more than 2013-14 budget. This is the largest state budget since former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s $102 billion budget for fiscal year 2007-08. While most state programs will enjoy…
Trial preparations for Robert Pape and Cristin Smith, charged with the 2006 Pinyon murders of Jon Hayward, Vicki Friedli and Vicki’s daughter Becky, began last week. One of the first matters addressed was Riverside County Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz’s decision to conduct one trial with two juries — one for each defendant. But last…
About 9:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, a fire was reported near Black Mountain. U.S. Forest Service crews responded. The Azalea Fire was contained Saturday afternoon, Oct. 7, and its size was limited to 9 acres, slightly smaller than the original estimate. “The crews from Engine 51 (led by Pedro Olague) and Engine 56 (led by…
By Marshall Smith Staff Reporter Ken Dahleen confirmed today, Wednesday, June 14, that the Idyllwild Summer Concert Series would remain on the Idyllwild Community Center site for 2017. ICC representatives notified the press that the two bids submitted for construction were over “current budget” for the designated components of Phase 1. ICC’s…
Even during this COVID winter, the weekend traffic up here makes clear that visitors will come flocking as the virus fades, and we Hill folk are itching to get out and about again ourselves.Of course, this means Hill businesses and organizations need to get reopening information to these folk ahead of time to take advantage…
The Idyllwild Community Center has met a major milestone, one for which the community has waited several years. The official groundbreaking for work on the project will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 26, at the ICC site. And immediately following this ceremony, the dedication of Idypark will take place in the center of town. Nearly…